Comparing HIV-related syringe-sharing behaviors among female IDU engaging versus not engaging in commercial sex

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 54-63

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Tsui, Hi Yi ^a   Zhang, Yun ^b   Cheng, Feng ^c   Zhang, Linglin ^d   Zhang, Jianxin ^e   Wang, Ning ^f  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (China)

^b AIDS Prevention and Care Project   (China)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Commercial sex; Condom use; Injecting drug use; Syringe sharing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 46849083937     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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